Eyeglass-case



B. F. LINDEMAN.

EYEGLASS CASE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13. 1918.

1,303,485. Patented May13, 1919..

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LINDEMAN,' OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

EYEGLASS-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1919.

Application filedSeptember 13, 1318. Serial No. 253,932.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. LINDE- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and Stateof Oregon, have made certain new and useful Improvements inEyeglass-Cases, of which the'following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in eye glass cases, and has for itsobject to provide mechanism for use in connection with cases of ordinaryconstruction for preventing the chain from becoming entangled with thenose-piece or other parts, and for permitting the glasses to be removedfrom or inserted in the case without the necessity of touching thelenses with the fingers.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a top plan View of the improved case;

gig. 2 is a perspective View of the guard, an

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section.

In the present embodiment of the invention a case is provided of usualconstruction consisting of the body 1 and the cover 2 hinged thereto,the body having a lip 3 at the side remote from the cover upon which thecover closes. A plate 4 of transparent material, as for instancecelluloid, or the like, is inserted in the body of the case, the platebeing convex transversely and arranged with its convex face upwardly,and one edge of the plate is received beneath the lip 3. This case has aflange 5 at the edge adjacent to the lip 3, and an angular portion orflange 5 at the edge remote from the lip 3, the said flange 5 extendingupwardly at approximately right angles with respect to the plate, andthis flange 5 is adapted to engage the opposite side wall of the body,that is, that side Wall to which the cover is hinged, as shown moreparticularly in Fig. 3. I

At one end the plate 4 is provided with a lip 6, the said lip being bentupwardly, and the plate is notched between the adjacent ends of this lipand the flange 5.

An eyelet 7 is inserted in the notch, the eyelet being a split ring asshown, and arranged so that the chain 8 of the glasses may enter theeyelet to permit the chain to lie Copies of this patent may be obtainedfor along the groove between the flange 5 and the body of the plate whenthe eye glasses are beneath the plate.

, At the opposite end of the eyelet, the flange 5 is partially cut awayas indicated at 9, and at this point the platehas on its convex face anupwardly bent lug 10, the said lug beingspaced apart from the flange 5,or from that portion of the flange which is not cut away.

In placing the eye glasses they may be placed in the case in the usualmanner, after which the guard plate 43 is inserted with the chain 8engaged with the eyelet 7 The ear piece of the chain may be hooked overthe lug 10. The chain is separated from the lenses by the plate, andwhen the plate is detached the eye glasses may be lifted by the chain,since it is always at the front and cannot slip down between the glassesand the case. It will be understood.

that the improved guard plate may be of opaque material if desired, asfor instance aluminum.

I claim 1. In combination with an eye glass case, of a plate adapted torest upon the glasses, said plate being of a width to engage at one edgebeneath the lip of the case and having an upturned flange at the otheredge and a flange at one end, and having a split eyelet between the saidflanges, said plate having an upstanding lug at the opposite end, andthe flange at the edge being partially cut away at the said lug.

2. In combination with an eye glass case, of a plate adapted to restupon theglasses, said plate being of a width to engage at one edgebeneath the lip of the case and having an upturned flange at the otheredge and a flange at one end, and having a split eyelet between the saidflanges, said plate having an upstanding lug at the opposite end.

'3. In combination with an eye glass case, of a plate adapted to restupon the glasses and having a split eye for receiving the chain to holdthe chain above the glasses.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN LINDEMAN.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR Berries, D. J. CARRAZA.

